What color is #56585D?

#56585D is a gray, closest to the named color Blindfolded. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #56585D?

The RGB value is 86, 88, 93: 86 red, 88 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56585D?

The complementary color is #5D5B56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56585D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56585D color

#56585D rgb(86, 88, 93)

Shades of gray

The hex color #56585D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 34.5% green and 36.5% blue (86, 88, 93).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 4% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Blindfolded (#5A5E61), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.12:1).

#56585D color codes

HEX	`#56585D`
RGB	`rgb(86, 88, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 34.5%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 4%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 8%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 5%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.39, 0.31, -3.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.39, 3.18, 275.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.303, 9.748, 11.745)`
Decimal	`5658717`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56585D, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #56585D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#56585D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #56585D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56585d; }
.text { color: #56585d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56585d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 88 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56585d, #58565d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #56585D?: #56585D is a gray, closest to the named color Blindfolded. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #56585D?: The RGB value is 86, 88, 93: 86 red, 88 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56585D?: The complementary color is #5D5B56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56585D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.